One key to understanding the development of panic disorder involves a psychological approach. For example, when a patient with the diagnosis of panic disorder experiences heart palpitations, she is likely to
a) develop depression over the symptom.
b) misinterpret it as a signal of an impending heart attack
c) repress thoughts related to physical well being to maintain coping.
d) turn attention away from the symptoms by daydreaming or keeping
busy on a task.
b
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) Secure B) Insecure-avoidant C) Insecure-resistant/ambivalent D) Disoriented-disorganized
There is great variability in the degree to which people age and experience health problems in middle adulthood.
a. true b. false
A statement that describes attention and memory in infancy is that infants ______.
A. show more attentiveness to static than dynamic stimuli B. show more attentiveness to dynamic than static stimuli C. have memory skills that are indirectly associated with cognition D. are born with memory skills equal to adults